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Reasons to Order a Home Inspection on New Construction
If you’re building a new home, you may wonder why it’s necessary to get an inspection. Everything in the home, from the framing to the flooring to the appliances, is brand new. You don’t expect your new house to have immediate repair needs. Here are a few reasons to...
5 Signs of Problems With Your Home
Your house needs regular care and attention. Maintaining your property includes looking for subtle changes. If you see any of these signs of problems with your home, have them investigated further. Catching an issue early will save you money. Signs of Problems With...
7 Tips for Improving Indoor Air Quality at Home
If you are working on improving air quality at home, there are some simple changes you can make. The air inside is affected by outside factors, but there are chemicals and allergens indoors that also cause poor air quality. Here are 7 tactics you can use to improve...
Radon in the Home: What You Need to Know
Radon is a radioactive gas that forms underground when uranium breaks down in the soil. It seeps upwards through the ground and into the home via cracks, holes, and openings in the foundation and exterior walls. Once trapped inside, the gas accumulates in the living...
Dealing with Residential Water Damage
Water damage in your home can be an expensive nuisance to deal with. Sometimes you can clean it up yourself and other times it may need to be addressed by a professional restoration company. It's important to know the different types of residential water damage, when...
Removing Mold: The Moldy Onion
One morning I craved comfort food and searched the refrigerator for an onion to make the perfect breakfast omelet. The lone onion I found had a thick layer of mold growth, which looked unhealthy, not to mention unappetizing. Knowing onions have layers and most molds have shallow hyphae (roots), I decided to take a chance. The first two layers of the onion were carefully peeled off and wallah…underneath was a perfectly delicious looking, fresh and clean onion. Throwing caution to the wind, I proceeded to slice the onion for sautéing.
Our Service Area
Best Choice Inspections offers home, commercial, and specialty inspections for the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Area. Our service area includes Maryville, Oak Ridge, Loudon, Lenoir City, Kingston, Oliver Springs, Clinton, Andersonville, Maynardville, Rutledge, Jefferson City, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg.
We also inspect historic homes/estates in Sequoyah Hills, Fourth & Gill, Forest Brook, Bearden, and Old North Knoxville.